Panthers consider ice rink at War Memorial in Fort Lauderdale
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sun-sentinel.comPosted Jun 27, 2018, 12:37 PM UTC
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sun-sentinel.comHoliday Park Roller Hockey right next door
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Do they still play on Tuesday and Thursday nights? I used to play over there but haven't been over there in a few years.
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Yes sir. Decent amount of guys showing up. Usually have two goalies as well. Games start around 9:00pm
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Oh damn, I stopped getting texts so I thought they stopped. I guess I need to get back out there in the near future!
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I never went a Panthers game in Sunrise, but this is stating a move to Ft. Lauderdale? Seems like a move would be good, no?
The article said it would only be used for some practices and youth rec games.
Gotcha, thanks!
This place is tiny compared to the bbt center. Theres 0 chance this happens.
Haha got it. I'm not in Miami anymore. Do you think a move out of Sunrise would help the Panthers?
probably yeah but they have such a sweet deal at BB&T so I'm not sure what it would take for them to move the arena
There's no way another arena ever gets built in Dade, there really isn't a place for one. And if they had moved in as tenants with the Heat the team would already have been in Quebec or Hartford or Vegas for a decade now. Considering the target demographics of hockey, something down the line closer to downtown FTL, or even in Boca or as far north as West Palm would make way more sense to me than moving back south. And to be honest there is absolutely nothing wrong with where the BB&T is. Centrally located north/south in the broader metro area, right on a major highway with 75/Sawgrass and not far from 595 for east-west. An ok assortment of restaurants around the mall to pre- or postgame. Yeah it's not downtown but honestly downtown is a pain in the ass in South Florida. We don't have decent public transit. Everyone drives. You can actually park your car at a Panthers game and not have to resort to some sketchy lot like you do for Heat games.
But in any case them taking over War Memorial and using it for practice and more ice for the community is a great idea. Could get them some exposure in the more glamorous/hip downtown zone and maybe get more local kids playing the game.